sinewy

English

Etymology

From sinew +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪnjuːi/

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Adjective

sinewy (comparative more sinewy, superlative most sinewy)

1. Tough; having strong sinews.
   • 1594, [William Shakespeare], Venus and Adonis, 2nd edition, London: […] Richard Field, […], →OCLC, [verse 17], lines [97–100]:

     I haue beene wooed, as I intreat thee now, / Euen by the ſterne, and direfull God of warre, / VVhoſe ſinowie necke in battel nere did bow, / VVho conquers where he comes in euery iarre; […]
2. (figuratively) Having or showing nervous strength.
3. (of a person or animal) Possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful.
   • c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:

     Worthy fellows, and like to prove most sinewy swordmen

   • 1965 (original), Frank Herbert, Dune, Ace Edition; June 1987, Pennsylvania, page 32:

     Hawat put a sinewy finger beside his eye.

Derived terms

• sinewiness

Translations

tough; having strong sinews

• Dutch: pezig (nl)
• Finnish: jänteikäs (fi)
• German: sehnig (de)
• Maori: pūioio, pakaua
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• Russian: жи́листый (ru) (žílistyj), мускули́стый (ru) (muskulístyj), поджа́рый (ru) (podžáryj) (wiry)
• Spanish: correoso (es)
• Swedish: senig
• Westrobothnian:

having nervous strength

• Dutch: beheerst (nl)
• Finnish: lujahermoinen
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possessing physical strength

• Bulgarian: жилав (bg) (žilav), мускулест (bg) (muskulest)
• Dutch: krachtig (nl)
• Finnish: jäntevä
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• German: stark (de)
• Spanish: fibroso (es)

References

• WordNet® 3.0. Princeton University. 30 Aug. 2007. [1]

Anagrams

• Swiney, winsey